- Dr. James D Rifenbery, MD
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Dr. James D Rifenbery, MD
General Surgery
- Washington, Tacoma
Overview
Dr. James D Rifenbery, MD works in Tacoma, Washington is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Emanuel Hospital in 1981. Dr. Rifenbery is affiliated with Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital and practicing for 43 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Abdominal Hernia• Achilles Tendon Reconstruction
• Adrenalectomy
• Amphetamine and Other Psychostimulant Dependence
• Aortic Root Surgery
• Applied Kinesiology (AK)
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Atrophic Vaginitis
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Bile Duct Surgery
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• Biliary Cirrhosis
• Blindness
• Cervical Microdiscectomy
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Conscious Sedation
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 4
• Cupping Therapy
• Custom Made Foot Orthotic
• Deafness
• Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endocrine Cancer
• Endometrial Cancer
• Erysipelas
• Excision or Destruction of Tongue Lesion
• Excisional Biopsy
• Exercise Management
• Exercise Program
• Exercise-Induced Asthma (EIA) Testing
• Extra Nipples
• Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Thyme
• Food Allergy - Turtle
• Gigantism
• Haglund's Deformity Resection
• Hypochondriasis
• Hypocortisolism
• Immune Complex Diseases
• Immunodeficiency Syndromes
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Revision Gastric Restrictive Procedure
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
• Lavage
• Low Back Pain During Pregnancy
• Lymphoma, Large-Cell
• Minimally Invasive Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• MRSA Infection
• Mucor Fungus Allergy
• Muscle Hypotonia
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Nasal Allergies
• Nasal Papillomas
• Neonatal Anemia
• Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Obesity Associated Asthma
• Open-Angle Glaucoma
• Optic Ataxia
• Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Osteochondritis Dissecans
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 5
• Protruding Ears
• Pruritus
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Scintigraphic Techniques
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Lesion
• Urticaria Due to Cold
• Venous Reflux
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Abdominal Surgery• Appendectomy
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
• Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Colon Surgery
• da Vinci® Gallbladder Removal
• da Vinci® Robotic Surgery
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
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• Excision
• Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
• Excision of Bile Duct Tumor
• Excision of Brain Tumor
• Excision of Esophageal Lesion
• Excision of Lipoma
• Excision of Neck Mass
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Excision of Skin Cancer
• Excision of Skin Lesion
• Excision of Small Cyst
• Excision of Soft Tissue Lesion
• Excision of Stomach Tumor
• Excision of Testicular Lesion
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Gallbladder Surgery
• Hemorrhoid Removal
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Hernia Repair
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Laparoscopic Colectomy
• Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
• Laparotomy
• Minimally Invasive Parathyrodectomy
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroid Surgery
• Parathyroidectomy
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Port Removal
• Single Incision Gallbladder Removal
• Sphincterotomy
• Surgery, Robotic Assisted
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 43
State License
- Washington
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Emanuel Hospital
Year completed: 1981
Year completed: 1981
Residency Hospital
UCSF Medical Center
Graduated: 1980
Graduated: 1980
Medical School
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Seattle, WA, United States
Graduated: 1980
Seattle, WA, United States
Graduated: 1980
Awards
1 ACS
2 Washington Medical Association
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Office Locations
Primary location
Center/Minimally Invasive Sgy
1802 Yakima Avenue
Washington (WA)
Tacoma
98405
Phone:(253) 572-7120
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Plan 65 Medicare Supplement HMO
- Blue Plan 65 Medicare Supplement MCR
- Blue Plan 65 Medicare Supplement PPO
- Blue Preferred
- Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Choice POS
- Choice PPO
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial HMO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Choice Health
- First Choice Health PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Group Health Cooperative
- Health Net
- Health Net PPO
- HealthFirst
- HealthFirst PPO
- HealthKeepers Plus HMO
- HealthKeepers Plus POS
- HealthPartners
- Heritage Plus
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina HMO
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- ODS Health Plan
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- Personal Option EPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Preferred Provider Network PPN
- Premera Blue Cross
- Providence Health Plans
- Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Worker's Compensation WC
- Workers Compensation
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Affiliated Hospitals
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Washington WA,
Tacoma,
98405
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital is a hospital located in Tacoma, WA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 3 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures.
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